Nepal, July 22 -- The country recorded 72 percent of paddy seedlings plantation till the third week of the month July, which is 12 percent less compared to the same period of the last year.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development said that paddy plantation has been done in around 1 million hectares of land so far.

As per the reports collected by the ministry on Sunday, paddy plantation is happening in some parts of the country. Ministry's Information Officer Mahananda Joshi said paddy is usually grown on about 1.4 million hectares of land in the country.

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